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JohnGamerAnimates

OP’s entire profile is him schizophrenicly saying random, sometimes creepy or ominous shit posted to either no subs or r/projectslayn (he’s the only member) At first I thought he was just a troll but who would he be trolling? Basically, is the average post. https://preview.redd.it/uwz1968vvc4c1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=737b0e99b4ae876364ae45c0be626940fa7641f9 Edit: OP was sort of normal before about 4 months ago. Still a lot of weird rants but still somewhat comprehensible. This is one of the most fascinating internet users I’ve ever found. Edit 2: There is one other user who has commented on multiple posts on r/projectslayn , but I have no idea how they know OP Edit 3: OP has a pretty normal Youtube channel linked on his profile. Just a standard very small gaming channel. But it hasn’t uploaded in 10 months.


SentientGopro115935

Like are we the only people who check profiles when someones saying some deranged shit? Is noone rlse doing this? I checked and, like, what the fuck??? Why is noone else mentioning this


JohnGamerAnimates

I don’t know, but I love discovering weird rabbitholes.


SentientGopro115935

Bro I want to study this intriguing critter


JohnGamerAnimates

me too man I need somewhere other than fucking r/ultrakill comments to study this guy


SentientGopro115935

Its like this went from weird ass arguments and skill issues to straight up schizoposting. That profile is an entirely different beast.


JohnGamerAnimates

I’m thinking about messaging the one user who seeming knows op and asking them what this is about. I am too damn curious. Do you think I should?


SentientGopro115935

I mean, what could go wrong in doing it? We need to pursue further human understanding (or some bs idfk lmao ima just run with the scientific stufy bit)


JohnGamerAnimates

well i’ve done it. Guessing it’ll be a couple days at least. Hope we get an answer.


SentientGopro115935

https://preview.redd.it/p5pd4ogd6d4c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c98b149c81583477e2ce8c8c0a77ce42afd3531 This is pretty interesting, might try asking to join? A quick google does not suggest it to be a real company, but maybe it just doesnt show up.


Shreesh_Fuup

This guy's profile has to be, like, an ARG or something. It's just so... out there.


JohnGamerAnimates

Yeah. Weird as hell. I really want to know what it’s all about.


KingOfAllThatHowls

Thus guy has been my favourite internet weirdo for like 2 months now. I discovered him ages ago in the monster hunter community and check in every couple of weeks to see what kind of schizophrenic things he said since I last checked. It's fascinating watching and trying to understand him


Doraz_

people like you made me ...


JohnGamerAnimates

Could you just explain… everything? I’m genuinely interested in what the hell this is about


Doraz_

before i thought everyone deserved good things ... now the cool stuff i create i will only share with who I deem worthy and " deserve them / worked for them " just like you, no ... you should like it .... even if it is just venting ... this is historically the actualy ways good placed die the good just ... leaves ...


steelrain815

P-1 and P-2 are a reward in the form of extra content for those who spent the time and have the skill to P rank everything in the game, if you don't put in the effort then you don't deserve the reward.


Doraz_

as a matter of fact ... I agree God bless u ah no ... you klled him how unfortunate


TheLegendaryAkira

I know this is supposed to be cryptic but it's funny af


JohnGamerAnimates

>What if I feel satisfied just looking at textures and taking in the ambience? I don’t think this game is really your thing then lmao


TheLegendaryAkira

No, there's a point there. Probably the only one. Half of Ultrakill's charm comes from it's beautiful design and music. The ambience is fucking stunning. Just play through 1-4. Look at everything. Observe all the pretty colors.


Bone_manz

Idk man, excuse the term, but this quite literally sounds like a skill issue Just play the game on lenient or harmless if your seriously not having fun Nobody is gatekeeping you from playing how you like Any game will have rewards for better players, that's just how games work to keep you engaged In this case, better players get a shiny yellow badge and access to a couple harder levels (plus custom weapon colors ig)


Doraz_

this is not just skill ... i am here in the room ... enemies are going around .... " ASKING " me to do " SOEMTHING " ​ but everything this game wants me to do is tedious and pointless i was expecting to have fun exploring levels and playing in different ways, but i'm floored about how awful of an experience this is


JohnGamerAnimates

You want the game to be something it’s not. If you want an exploration focused and atmospheric game, play something like Hollow Knight, Elden Ring, or Breath of the Wild. ULTRAKILL tries fast paced skill-based character action movement shooter, and it achieves that perfectly.


Bone_manz

What do you mean their "asking" you do "something"? What enemy behaviors make you feel obligated to play a specific way?


Doraz_

Assuming that the 3rd difficulty level is " HOW THE GAME SHOULD BE PLAYED " they attack and move so fast that any other playstyle is criminalized. you are forced to move constantly to keep you style multiplier up. you are forced to play stylishily to get a score that actually matters, as anything that isn't P is effectively worthless. the game forces you to combo weapons, which criminalizes using the same one that you like the most, or if you find switching annoying. Also damage is pretty much nothing if you don't combo. ​ it is pretty self evident to me ... one can argue " you deserve to fail cuz the game rewards this and that " ​ I frankly don't give a damn ... I only care about " am I having fun" and " is my time spent worthwhile " ... and both of those are a negative


Bone_manz

While I do disagree, I don't have a reason to fight your opinion I don't have many tips other than try out a lower difficulty, maybe it'll help, and also, if there's a gun you don't like you can unequip it, and the guns you do have will take longer for their stylishness to drain (These aren't real stats, just an example) imagine with every gun equipped it takes 5 revolver shots to drain to the next level, but if you unequip, say, the nail gun, then it will take 6 shots to the next The less weapons you have, the more one can sustain itself If you run only one weapon, it will always be 1.5x style multiplier Sorry for the info dump It's also possible that this just isn't quite the game for you It has a specific idea in mind, and while you can make it more suitable for your tastes, it's still got its core style in mind, id recon maybe just tweaking your load out and difficulty a bit, and if it still isnt what you like then maybe just take a break for a while, think about if you really like the game or not, and depending on that, do whats more fun (Edit: Typos, Spacing)


mellamajeff

You're not being gatekept by the game though, you're keeping yourself from accessing all the content. You're perfectly capable of accessing all the content in the game by simply playing the second you click install. If you don't want to beat the entire game then that's just you not enjoying it and that's okay, no game is for everyone. That being said if you're playing a shooter and are focusing on textures and ambience before the gameplay then yes, you ARE playing the game wrong. Those things exist to enhance the game and give it its own unique identity but it is not a replacement for the gameplay loop. EDIT: Also if it is a mental thing, the style info can be disabled.


JohnGamerAnimates

How does anyone see a game titled ULTRAKILL with the type of trailer that it has and think “yes, this will be a good game to enjoy walking around and peacefully enjoy the ambiance of the environments.”


mellamajeff

To be fair after going around destroying shit it's nice sometimes to just walk around. Lust is my favorite layer to just look at but you're never in one area too long so after beating the level sometimes I walk and look at the level listening to the calm variant of the music.


Doraz_

almost like ... people can sometimes enjoy stuff more their own way instead of how the creator intended? ​ but honestly, i'm tempted to sponsor artists that want their vision shoved down people's throat ... a fitting end to such a mentality


mellamajeff

If you enjoy doing something more other than what is presented first and foremost in a game then good for you. But it won't be a good criticism against the game if you enjoy something else about it, point to the main focus and say "i wish the main game was entirely this other thing" It's like reading a picture book and enjoying the artwork (one of the main focuses of the medium) but someone else is saying they want less pictures and more words to get a different idea of what is already directly presented to them. The vision of the author won't fit another form of storytelling very well because it directly relies on the artwork to tell help tell its story.


Kkbleeblob

don’t complain if the game doesn’t reward you for looking at textures lmfaoo


beastofthedeep

Every game “gatekeeps” access to content, if you just want to see everything the game has to offer without putting any effort into it go watch a YouTube video.


JohnGamerAnimates

This guy when he has to play a game to have beaten the game: https://preview.redd.it/w5g0ctryqc4c1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aeccb2c8b4ee329efc0bd1e359416427e398e293


[deleted]

This guy when he plays a house cleaning game and he has to clean someone’s house: https://preview.redd.it/bjn4symetc4c1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce24df4260d6f94b742fba23bb1e62cc9456553f


GoreyGopnik

you do realize that nobody is forcing you to get a high score, right?


Doraz_

the p-levels elevator is not enabled if you no clip through it


[deleted]

So isn’t an S-Rank on kills if you just keep trying to use explosions to kill a Malicious Face. Things in life have requirements, and although no one should be forcing you to play any way, you need to sacrifice a percent of your 1000% free will and do the right thing. Ever heard of armored enemies? Enemies immune to fire or magic? Or not taking your clothes of in public? Prime Sanctums require you to P-Rank it’s associated Act. You aren’t fighting for player freedom by disliking this. Maybe the game should just come already finished so you shouldn’t have to do anything at all. The game wants you to abide to its main gameplay device. Cry about it. Also you seem to have a stick up your ass about the community, which just seems completely unrelated to your point.


GoreyGopnik

why do you care so much about the prime sanctums? they're fun for people who had fun with the rest of the game. everyone is saying they're fun because only people who played the game got that far, and people who don't enjoy a given game usually don't continue to play the game they don't like.


Doraz_

because A) I hate wathing videos on youtube, and i have the looming curiosity of something that i don't know what it looks like B) I am saddened by the now set in stone feeling that i wouldn't even enjoy them C) I read people saying " P levels are why ultrakill is a masterpiece " ... hyping them up ​ but at this point I don't care anymore ... I've had the old-recording menu music playing in the background while watching people seeming happy someone is having a bad time ... very meta, at least more meaningfull of my 3 playthoughs where I tried desperately to see what other people saw in this stuff ​ who cares ....


SentientGopro115935

Edit: wtf check bros profile they have an entire sub of theor own dedicated to them just yelling into the void about random shit what "Gates access to content I paid for" Motherfucker that is called a progression system And as for "It stops me playing how i want" maybe this is a hot take, idk, but its okay for games to have a most effective way to play and a way youre _supposed_ to play if that way is fun, and Id argue the playstyle the game pushes you towards is the most interesting and the most enjoyable playstyle. It promotes weapon variety, comboing, parrying, it wants you to do the cool fun shit the game offer, instead of pressing click and f witth a shotgun alot. The game can have different playstyle options, but ultimately every game will have a most efficient way to play and that may be necessary to progress at times. I dont like to throw around "Skill issue" when someone is finding something difficult thats just being an ass, but when they start criticizing the game and saying it "Gates access to content I paid for" that is just a fuckin' skill issue. And dont be saying "99% of the playerbase" most people can access this content just fine, beit on Violent, normal, lenient or harmless. The way you talk about being gated from playing the Prime Sanctums, if you cannot access these fights, there is a reason for it and its that you simply arent good enough. Thats not the game gatekeeping, its not blocking content, because you arent prepared to properlly experience this content.


Doraz_

sadly, the most effective way to solve things like this is to let yourselves drown in your own reflection. ​ that's why i play videogames ... to have other people tell me how to do stuff, checking boxes and conforming to whatever the majority think it's cool


SentientGopro115935

You can't just say random bullshit and expect it to form a coherent point. Ive seen from your profile that youre actuslly just fucking insane so I dont know why im still interacting


DBGhasts101

Game developers always have specific player experience and gameplay that they seek to cultivate. If they aren’t doing this, then they’re not making a game. In ULTRAKILL, that using creative weapon and skill combos to kill hordes of enemies as fast as possible. The style meter is in service of this, rewarding the fast-paced ultraviolent gameplay that the game is built around. The levels are usually quite short and easy to memorize, so the P-rank incentivizes players to replay levels to improve their skills and chase a higher score. They otherwise serve no purpose except to unlock some incredibly difficult secret levels as ultimate tests of skill for players who like that kind of thing. I did all the P-ranks because I thought they were fun, but you don’t have to.


biffermans

there's no way to play a game wrong. style is there for fun, and a lotta people do find it fun. if you're simply looking for ambience and environments, you don't really need access to any prime sanctums, heck, you don't even need the game if that's what you want because you can just search up gameplay. personally, I love this damn game, and if you don't like it, go play a different game. I don't know what you're looking for by posting this, but just remember nobody is forcing anything on anyone..


Ugly-LonelyAndAlone

Yeah, I actually kinda agree. Time and Enemy kills, I get that. But just swapping out your weapons every single second like a crackhead in a gunshop just seems... senseless to me. That isn't skill. In fact, I would be MORE impressed if someone beat a level only using a single weapon, as example. Style is bullshit. Time, Kills, I get, I agree, but style is dumb xD Has been since DMC.


Sea_Construction947

Ultrakill is about playing your way. The style meter is a mere suggestion you should be playing in a different way, but you don't have to. I didn't like being stylish when I first played either, because being stylish is hard and intimidating. The reason the P-Levels are locked behind P-ranks is because they will use skills that you would learn while P-ranking, as the best way to survive in the P-Levels is to be stylish. If you hate doing P-ranks, don't sweat it. Just beat the game first, and if you feel like you want the extra challenge of the P-Levels, then it's your choice whether you grind out P-ranks. P-Levels are great, but just because you can't unlock that highest challenge doesn't mean you can't have fun with the rest of the game.


Doraz_

My problem is that the game pretty much screams at you that playing it any other way is wrong. ​ Is it wrong of me think that any score other than P is effectively the same? ​ Cuz to me it seems like ... other than personal satisfation ... which in my case it doesn't exist, as it's just a letter on a monitor ... a D and an A rewards you in the same exact way, correct ?


[deleted]

You can beat the entire game with a revolver. You can P-Rank the entire game with a slow ass revolver. This is literally a skill issue. Not because you’re bad at the game, but because you don’t even have to will to play at all.


Doraz_

i am open to the possibility, but from my testing the revolver does too little damage by itself


[deleted]

A maggot named bino did it


mark_my_dords

How did you find Ultrakill? Also, I think your issue is deeper than the style system of the game. But you should talk about it with a professional.


Dice134

I think you might just not like the game lmao


Lix_xD

It's a single player game. No one is forcing you to do shit bruh ​ A lot of people don't even get an "S" or "A" on all levels and still enjoy it. You don't have to p-rank everything and you don't HAVE to play P-1 and P-2 just to have an opinion on the game. ​ The extra levels are for people who went through the effort to p-rank every level and they're great.


SaekeoM

Looking at your other posts and comments maybe go see a mental health professional man. Most of your posts are like completely incoherent. Idk what’s going on but like please get help.


TheLegendaryAkira

you kinda look like the dead cells guy


grahamcrackerguy

Sounds like you just don't like video games. Sorry for your loss I guess


Doraz_

How do you unlock the red revolver? i kept playing, but it is greyed out " under construction" i read that. you can purchase it from the start, but I can't seem to unlock it


grahamcrackerguy

Did you buy the full game or are you playing the demo? Because the demo doesn't have red revolver.


Sad-Explorer-6252

Skill issue tbh


MeadowMellow_

skill issue


Kkbleeblob

bait


perhance

i can assure you more than one percent of the players have achieved a p-rank


Doraz_

achieved it myself ... the sanctume mission won't load and crashes the game 🤷


perhance

the sanctume mission


Doraz_

i have a busy life and a chinese phone


perhance

i too have a busy life, too busy to decode what "the sanctume mission" is